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OverViewPSULoadSignal

Small electronic tools for your workbench to trouble-less prototyping and debugging!
Right now, it exists in 3 different models:

  • 🔌 CubePSU
  • 📈 CubeSignal
  • ⚡️ CubeLoad

💊 Features

🛒 Easy to source : COTS-Principle for cost-efficient creating and repairing
♻️ Reuse : give a second life to your cables and chargers
🧩 Size : small and handy
💪🏽 Capable : 2x USB 5V-3A output for powering your arduino, charging your phone, many functionalities
🕶 Flexible : USB-C powered, it runs from a power bank, car battery, wall adaptor
🪛 DIY Friendly : design files & tutorials available

Fixation Components Connectiviry
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🔩 Assembly Tutorials

Not yet published!

🔌 CubePSU 📈 CubeSignal ⚡️ CubeLoad

All CubeLabs shares common parts and design features. Below you can find all the needed things to be shure to build your own CubeLab setup.

🙏 Please if you need to shop for parts, it would be great that you use the supply links below. As they are affilated, you're supporting me directly to continue to deliver new projects! Thank you

🛍 Basic Equipement & BoM

🛒 BoM

Part Name Quantity Price Supply Link Notes
USB-C Trigger 1x 2€ Aliexpress Amazon Different options 5-20V - best 20V
Dual USB DCDC 1x 4€ Aliexpress Amazon Based on LM2596 DCDC Module 5V@3A
Jack Barrel 1x 0,1€ Aliexpress 5,5x2,1 Jack Inside Pin + / Outside Pin -
Banana Plugs 4x 0,1€ Aliexpress Needs to have flat (nonthreaded) internal connector (short circuit)
Banana Plugs M5 4x 4€ Aliexpress Black-Red-Black-Red
Screw M3 4x 3€ Aliexpress Not too long nor to short 10mm seems perfectly

🛠 Tools

Part Name Quantity Price Supply Link Notes
Laser Cutter Maps Easy access to an local Fablab with your dxf files
Drill Tap M3 1x 3€ Aliexpress needs 2,5mm bore holes in plexi pieces
Solder Iron 1x 45€ Aliexpress To solder USB-C Trigger board, nice solder for happy hacking

🧱 Raw Material

Part Name Quantity Price Supply Link Notes
Heat Shrinking 1x 1,5€ Aliexpress To avoid short circuit (mainly on banana plugs)
Wire Block Clamp 1x 13€ Aliexpress Optional if you want to avoid soldering
Silicon Glue 1 3€ Aliexpress Any strong glue - good results with this one
Silicone Wire 20-28AWG 1x Aliexpress Smooth flexible wire to hassle-free assembly
Wood & Plexi 3mm less 1m2 20€ Source from your local hardware store

🧾 Specifications

USB-C Trigger USB DCDC Converter
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Best performance 20V - Based on IP2721
Based on LM2596

Ratings | Values

Absolute Input Voltage Range | -0.3V-30V DC Recommended Input Range | 3V-25V DC Output Voltage Range | 0-20V Output Current Range | 0-5A

Output Power Range 0-100W

USB-5V Module Specifications

Ratings Values
Recommended Input Range 6-40V DC
Output Voltage 5V
Output Current Range 0-3A
Output Power Range 0-15W

🛒 BoM

Parts

Part Name Quantity Price Supply Link Notes
DPS3005 PSU 1x 28€ Aliexpress Amazon Different option - best DPS3005
USB-C Trigger 1x 2€ Aliexpress Amazon Different options 5-20V - best 20V
Dual USB Converter 1x 4€ Aliexpress Amazon Based on LM2596 DCDC Module 5V@3A
2,5 mm Jack Input 1x 0,1€ Aliexpress 5,5x2,1
Banana Plugs 1x 0,1€ Aliexpress 5,5x2,1
Thread M3

Screw M3x10mm | 4x | Screw 4 Pin Terminal

🛠 Tools and 🧱 Raw Material

Part Name | Quantity | Price | Supply Link | Notes Wood & Plexi 3mm | | | | Silicone Wire | | [Aliexpress]https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_APnuy7 Silicon Glue | 1 | 3€ | Aliexpress | Any strong glue - good results with this one Laser Cutter | Easy acess with a local Fablab Drill Tap M3 | 1x | 3€ | Aliexpress Solder Iron & Electrical Wire 20-28AWG

Alternative Wago

Screw Terminal Pluggable Terminal
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🛠 Assembly

  • Laser Cut the files

License & Disclaimer

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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